elinks/links: does not properly verify SSL certificates
Published Feb 23, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.57%
Description
ELinks 0.12 and Twibright Links 2.3 have Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elinks
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
elinks
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
elinks
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elinks | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | elinks | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | elinks | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00568) | 45.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 43.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 32.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 47.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 43.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 41.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 38.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6709 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694658 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881399 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6709
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6709
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6709 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694658 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881399 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6709 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6709 |
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